How much of our stuff is going to the cloud? Probably a lot more than you realize. Let’s look at the risks and how to mitigate them.
Monthly Archives: October 2019
Vatican launches smart rosary – complete with brute-force flaw
Now fixed, the Vatican’s new fitness-and-prayer eRosary and its accompanying app, Click to Pray, were found to have a serious privacy bug.
Woman ordered to type in iPhone passcode so police can search device
It’s not a violation of her Fifth Amendment rights, the court said, because it’s a “foregone conclusion” that she knows her phone passcode.
Google chief warns visitors about smart speakers in his home
Rick Osterloh says he discloses smart speaker use when someone enters his home, and the products should probably do so themselves.
Don’t look now, but Pixel 4’s Face Unlock works with eyes closed
There’s a risk that someone might get hold of a device and unlock it by holding the screen to the face of its sleeping or unconscious owner.
Samsung Galaxy S10 fingerprint reader beaten by $3 gel protector
The fingerprint reader on Samsung’s flagship S10 and Note10 smartphones can be spoofed with a $3 screen protector.
Mind your own business! CEOs who misuse data could end up in jail
US CEOs who lie about misusing consumers’ data could face up to 20 years in prison under a new piece of legislation proposed last week.
Phishy text message tries to steal your cellphone account
Which sort of company is most likely to contact you via SMS? Why, your mobile phone provider, of course!
Some Android adware apps hide icons to make it hard to remove them
SophosLabs has discovered 15 apps on Google Play that install without icons as a ploy to keep themselves on the user’s device.
Bitcoin money trail leads cops to ‘world’s largest’ child abuse site
The Darknet server running the site, “Welcome to Video”, and the website’s convicted admin were tracked down by a global police force.